Look at the birth of anything; it's always more violent than anything you could ever imagine.

The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.

I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect of our being.

We have basic urges all the time. They just manifest themselves in different scenarios, and we have to turn those weaknesses into our strengths. Art is very much about making your weaknesses your strength.

Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.

Reaction is what changes your understanding of the world.